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Leasing Launches For Solow’s 685 First Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

7:00 am on January 16, 2019 By Michael Young

Located on a 32,365 square foot parcel along First Avenue between East 39th Street and East 40th Street, 685 First Avenue has officially launched leasing for its 408 units. With a 460-foot tall facade of pitch black glass facing the East River, the 43-story tower is one of the newest and tallest skyscrapers to be completed in Midtown’s Murray Hill. Sheldon Solow of Solow Building Company is the developer of the 800,000 square foot project, while Richard Meier & Partners Architects is the designer. Leasing and move-ins are now underway, with units marketed by Citi Habitats New Developments.

Waterline Square. Three Waterline Square at left, One Waterline Square at center, and Two Waterline Square at right. Rendering by Noë Associates with The Boundary.

Facade Work Wraps For Waterline Square On The Upper West Side

8:00 am on October 18, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Waterline Square’s trio of towers are finally looking like their renderings. Aside from the construction hoist and a few odd windows, each building has its façade fully installed from the ground up. Once complete, the nearly 1,200-unit project will span five acres, and is being marketed as an effective mini-neighborhood enclave within the Upper West Side, with its own open park and retail market. GID Development Group is responsible for the project.

685 1st Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Façade Closing Up, Sales Underway for Solow’s 685 First Avenue in Murray Hill

7:30 am on October 5, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Back in January of 2017, construction at 685 First Avenue had just reached the fifth floor. In just under two years, the tower and façade have topped out, sales have launched, and completion is expected by the end of the year. Sheldon Solow’s Solow Building Company is developing the 42-story minimalist Murray Hill skyscraper.

685 First Avenue, design by Richard Meier & Partners Architects

Completion Nears, Sales Launch for Solow’s 685 First Avenue in Murray Hill

7:30 am on May 9, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is moving along at 685 First Avenue, as it nears completion in Murray Hill, Manhattan. The 42-story tower has officially launched sales ahead of its anticipated opening later this year, or early next.

Long-Awaited Waterline Square Towers Top Out On The Upper West Side

8:00 am on December 12, 2017 By Nikolai Fedak

Back in early September, YIMBY reported on progress at Waterline Square, on the southern edge of the Upper West Side. Now, the trio of residential high-rises has officially topped-out, and the latest photos show that the former chasm of urbanity is rapidly transforming into an attractive component of the neighborhood at large.

685 First Avenue, rendering by bloomimages

Solow’s 685 First Avenue Nearing Completion, Murray Hill

8:00 am on October 26, 2017 By Nikolai Fedak

Among the few vacant lots remaining in Murray Hill, 685 First Avenue, between East 39th and 40th Streets, was one of the largest before permits were filed back in August of 2015. In May of 2016, the first renderings for the building were released, and by January of this year, construction was several floors above street level. Now, the latest photos from 5B Films show that work has topped-out, and the facade is closing in on the upper levels, as the 42-story tower approaches completion.

42-Story, 556-Unit Mixed-Use Tower Climbs to Fifth Floor at 685 First Avenue, Murray Hill

8:00 am on January 17, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Construction is now five stories above street level on the 42-story, 556-unit mixed-use tower under development at 685 First Avenue, located between East 39th and 40th streets in Murray Hill. Progress on the structure can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The latest building permits indicate the project will encompass 813,813 square feet and rise 460 feet in height.

New Renderings Of Three-Towered Waterline Square, Upper West Side

7:00 am on November 18, 2016 By Reid Wilson

General Investment & Development Companies (GID) is rebranding their three-tower mixed-use development — between West 59th and 61st streets and Freedom Place South and Riverside Boulevard, in Lincoln Square (which is technically south of the Upper West Side) — as Waterline Square. Updated renderings have been released of the towers, per Curbed NY, each of which has been designed by different architects.

New Looks for 685 First Avenue, 42-Story Rental-Condo Tower Designed by Richard Meier

4:00 pm on November 7, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Construction is just getting underway on 685 First Avenue in Midtown East, where a 460-foot-tall residential building will eventually fill a block-long hole in the ground between 39th and 40th streets. Now, we have new renderings for the tower, which is being designed by renowned Modernist architect Richard Meier.

685 First Avenue. Rendering by Richard Meier & Partners Architects via WSJ

Foundation Work Nearly Complete for 42-Story Mixed-Use Tower, 685 First Avenue, Murray Hill

4:00 pm on September 6, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

A big hole in the ground on Manhattan’s East Side is nearly ready to be filled. Foundation work is almost done at 685 First Avenue, located between East 39^th and East 40^th streets in Murray Hill.

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